Comparison of agouti-related peptide levels in peripheral blood of postpartum pre-eclamptic and non pre-eclamptic women and in umbilical cord blood from their pregnancies

Julie Bienertova-Vasku; Petr Bienert; Josef Tomandl; Jolana Lipkova; Filip Zlamal; Zuzana Dostalova; Anna Vasku

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2010.06.003

Comparison of agouti-related peptide levels in peripheral blood of postpartum pre-eclamptic and non pre-eclamptic women and in umbilical cord blood from their pregnancies

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Sep;89(3):e53-5. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.06.003. Epub 2010 Jun 29.

Authors

Julie Bienertova-Vasku¹, Petr Bienert, Josef Tomandl, Jolana Lipkova, Filip Zlamal, Zuzana Dostalova, Anna Vasku

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, Czech Republic. [email protected]

PMID: 20591523
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.06.003

Abstract

Plasma levels of agouti-related peptide (AgRP) were reported to continuously rise during ongoing pregnancy in rats. The aim of the study was to investigate the maternal pre-partum peripheral plasma levels of AgRP and levels in umbilical cord blood in pre-eclamptic and physiological pregnancies in humans.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Agouti-Related Protein / blood*
Female
Fetal Blood / metabolism*
Humans
Postpartum Period / blood*
Pre-Eclampsia / blood*
Pregnancy

Substances

Agouti-Related Protein